Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:25 p.m.

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Moore, 40, is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying of Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare.

Moore is accused of stealing Shakespeare's dwindling fortune, fatally shooting him and burying his body under a concrete slab.

Prosecutors are close to resting their case. It remains unknown whether Moore will take the witness stand in her high-profile murder trial.

If Moore decides not to testify, jurors will be instructed that Moore has the right to remain silent, has no duty to prove her innocence and her decision to not take the witness stand cannot influence their verdict in any way.

However, if she decides to testify, Assistant State Attorney Jay Pruner will be given the opportunity to question her.

Pruner described Moore in the trial's opening statements as a manipulative thief and killer who spent months tricking Shakespeare's mother and others into thinking he was still alive.

Much of today's testimony has focused on financial records.

Shakespeare won a $17 million lump-sum lottery payment in 2006. Witnesses testified Shakespeare was functionally illiterate and wasn't sophisticated in financial matters. By late 2008, he had given away or loaned the majority of his winnings.

He was left with more than $1 million, a Lakeland mansion, and various outstanding loans to friends and acquaintances.

He was last seen alive in April 2009. Rumors persisted for months about his whereabouts, including that he was tired of people asking for money and left town. A cousin reported him missing in November 2009.

Detectives focused on Moore, who expressed an interest in writing a book about Shakespeare and became his financial adviser. She got control of his remaining assets shortly before Shakespeare disappeared.

Detectives asked a confidential informant to secretly record conversations with Moore.

Investigative reports state Moore later revealed the location of Shakespeare's body to the confidential informant and handed over a .38-caliber revolver that detectives believe to be the murder weapon.

Shakespeare's body was found Jan. 28, 2010, buried underneath a concrete slab behind a Plant City home that Moore had purchased. He had been shot twice in the chest.

Moore's lawyers say their client purchased Shakespeare's assets, and drug dealers who haven't been caught are responsible for his death.

Investigators didn't find financial records to show Moore paid Shakespeare for his assets. Moore told detectives that she paid Shakespeare in cash.

Ken Green, an economic crime analyst for the State Attorney's Office in Tampa, testified about researching the tangled financial relationship between Moore and Shakespeare.

Much of Shakespeare's remaining money was contained in an annuities account worth about $1,095,000.

This money was placed into a new business account called Abraham Shakespeare, LLC, in Feb. 11, 2009.

Days later, on Feb. 17, 2009, Shakespeare was removed as an authorized signer of the account. Moore remained a signer on the account.

Money was then transferred from the account to other accounts, including Moore's company called American Medical Professionals.

Investigators say Moore also got control of Shakespeare's home on Red Hawk Bend Drive as well as various IOUs from Shakespeare's friends and acquaintances.

[ Jason Geary can be reached at jason.geary@theledger.com or 863-802-7536. ]

<p>TAMPA | Jurors heard detailed financial information today in the murder trial of Dorice "DeeDee" Moore.</p><p>Moore, 40, is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying of Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare.</p><p>Moore is accused of stealing Shakespeare's dwindling fortune, fatally shooting him and burying his body under a concrete slab.</p><p>Prosecutors are close to resting their case. It remains unknown whether Moore will take the witness stand in her high-profile murder trial.</p><p>If Moore decides not to testify, jurors will be instructed that Moore has the right to remain silent, has no duty to prove her innocence and her decision to not take the witness stand cannot influence their verdict in any way.</p><p>However, if she decides to testify, Assistant State Attorney Jay Pruner will be given the opportunity to question her.</p><p>Pruner described Moore in the trial's opening statements as a manipulative thief and killer who spent months tricking Shakespeare's mother and others into thinking he was still alive.</p><p>Much of today's testimony has focused on financial records.</p><p>Shakespeare won a $17 million lump-sum lottery payment in 2006. Witnesses testified Shakespeare was functionally illiterate and wasn't sophisticated in financial matters. By late 2008, he had given away or loaned the majority of his winnings.</p><p>He was left with more than $1 million, a Lakeland mansion, and various outstanding loans to friends and acquaintances.</p><p>He was last seen alive in April 2009. Rumors persisted for months about his whereabouts, including that he was tired of people asking for money and left town. A cousin reported him missing in November 2009.</p><p>Detectives focused on Moore, who expressed an interest in writing a book about Shakespeare and became his financial adviser. She got control of his remaining assets shortly before Shakespeare disappeared.</p><p>Detectives asked a confidential informant to secretly record conversations with Moore.</p><p>Investigative reports state Moore later revealed the location of Shakespeare's body to the confidential informant and handed over a .38-caliber revolver that detectives believe to be the murder weapon.</p><p>Shakespeare's body was found Jan. 28, 2010, buried underneath a concrete slab behind a Plant City home that Moore had purchased. He had been shot twice in the chest.</p><p>Moore's lawyers say their client purchased Shakespeare's assets, and drug dealers who haven't been caught are responsible for his death.</p><p>Investigators didn't find financial records to show Moore paid Shakespeare for his assets. Moore told detectives that she paid Shakespeare in cash.</p><p>Ken Green, an economic crime analyst for the State Attorney's Office in Tampa, testified about researching the tangled financial relationship between Moore and Shakespeare.</p><p>Much of Shakespeare's remaining money was contained in an annuities account worth about $1,095,000.</p><p>This money was placed into a new business account called Abraham Shakespeare, LLC, in Feb. 11, 2009.</p><p>Days later, on Feb. 17, 2009, Shakespeare was removed as an authorized signer of the account. Moore remained a signer on the account.</p><p>Money was then transferred from the account to other accounts, including Moore's company called American Medical Professionals.</p><p>Investigators say Moore also got control of Shakespeare's home on Red Hawk Bend Drive as well as various IOUs from Shakespeare's friends and acquaintances.</p><p>[ Jason Geary can be reached at jason.geary@theledger.com or 863-802-7536. ]</p>